Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 102 The Unexpected Arsenal (First, ask for monthly pass)

The league has gone through twenty-five rounds, and Arsenal are now fifth, behind Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City. Fortunately, the points gap is not big, and there is still hope to break into the top four and qualify for the Champions League next season.

Wenger learned the lessons learned from the last time he played against Liverpool in the away game, but he no longer guessed about the state of Chen Yingxiong, and then stimulated the players to attack Liverpool.

This famous coach who is known for playing offensive football and artistic football has insisted on his football style even without a championship for several years, and said that he wants football to return to its original appearance and less utilitarian. Now he is facing Chen Yingxiong and Liverpool. At the time, he put down his figure and asked his team to shrink back and defend in the game.

Yes, you read it right, it's really stuck. Arsenal retreated directly to their third defensive zone, allowing Liverpool to bombard outside.

This style of play is really ugly.

And the Arsenal fans in the stands are also very dissatisfied.

Because this is really not the Arsenal they want to see!

Shrinking near his penalty area, let his opponents do whatever they want in their 30-meter area. Arsenal didn't even shoot a goal in the first fifteen minutes!

Is this the Arsenal they are familiar with?

Even the narrator shouted that he couldn't understand.

"I thought it was Chelsea or some other team, but it was definitely not Arsenal!"

"Wenger must have been possessed by Mourinho, it must be like this!"

"Arsenal's tactics today really make us unable to understand... It's not that we can't see what they are going to play, on the contrary, it is precisely because we can see clearly that we don't understand-what is Wenger thinking? Is it still Arsenal who only defends and does not attack?"

"I can understand Wenger, he wants to defend a draw. But is Liverpool so good defensive?"

There are also more literary commentators who are sighing and exclaiming: "A die-hard idealist, for the sake of one point, in order to stop the decline of Liverpool's record, he will not hesitate to abandon his dignity and ideals... I think this is really one The most realistic and cruel tragedy..."

"Regardless of whether Arsenal wins or loses this game, can I say that this is the death of an ‘idealist’?"

Although many commentators were criticizing Wenger's tactics, there were sporadic boos from the stands. But when Wenger was shown close-up on TV, the old man stood on the sidelines with a stubborn expression, his eyes hidden in the shadows, and no one could see his eyes clearly.

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Even though everyone is scolding him and doesn't understand him, his tactics are really effective.

Because it was beyond everyone's expectations, including Liverpool's expectations.

No one thought that a giant like Arsenal would shrink into a ball at their home court to resist Liverpool's offensive. It is even more unexpected that a coach like Wenger would completely sacrifice offense for the result of a tie.

As I said before, if many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League are playing against Liverpool at their home courts, the best way to deal with it is to choose a tie.

Because it is their ability to keep a point at home.

Just one point is better than nothing.

Of course, the weakness of this is that the scene is too ugly. Be a turtle in your home court, and you are not afraid of being booed by the home fans.

Therefore, this approach has only appeared in mid- and lower-level teams, because the reputation of face is obviously not more important to them, and their primary problem is survival, not face.

But among the rich, it's different. The giants all have face. Losing is not terrible. What's terrible is losing face and momentum.

So no one thought that Wenger could actually make such a decision.

Looking at those Arsenal technical players who can usually use their feet to pierce the needle, play the violin, and play offensively on the court, they are now using their bodies to block the eye.

It really makes people who witnessed this scene do not know what to say.

On the other hand, how powerful is Liverpool that can let Wenger and Arsenal put down their arrogance and figure and use such unconventional means to deal with it!

They both pushed Arsenal and Wenger to this point!

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Liverpool didn't expect Arsenal to defend so firmly. They seemed insufficiently prepared and lacked sufficient mental preparation for attacking. They were always worried about Arsenal's counterattack, so they didn't dare to really press on all the way, and they also left a hand to defend against Arsenal's counterattack.

How can I think of Arsenal today is really determined to defend themselves.

In the end, after a boring battle, Arsenal really held it!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, even Wenger's own face looked incredible.

Because there were several times in the game, he thought that his team was about to break the goal. Because Liverpool's offensive is such a dream, and Arsenal's defensive advantage is so embarrassed.

But this time, God stood firmly on his side.

Chen Yingxiong hit the goal post twice in the game, once with a close header. At that time, watching Chen Yingxiong leaping high in front of the goal, above the crowd, almost no one could interfere with him, and then when he hit the ball, Wenger's heart was cold. He couldn't be clearer, if he loses this game, he will be under great pressure. This pressure does not only come from the outside world-he is not afraid of external pressure-a large part of this pressure will come from the team he coaches. You know, it took him a lot of effort to persuade this group of players to give up offense and defend all.

If he can't succeed, then he won't want to persuade them to use this method to deal with Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong.

Fortunately, in the end the football banged fiercely on the crossbar and bounced out again.

Wenger had a feeling of escaping from the dead.

The second time was when Chen Yingxiong shot a cold arrow from the periphery. Because it came suddenly, Wenger felt better than the first time. Because he didn't have time to feel anything, he saw the football hit the goal post, and then Wiped out the bottom line.

His heart was beating wildly at this time, making him a little scared.

But in any case, his team managed to keep the result of the tie!

Although the scene is embarrassing, who cares about the scene at this time!

one cent! We scored a point in our home court and drew with Liverpool. What an amazing result!

Wenger stepped onto the court and began to hug his players one by one, slapped **** their backs.

This is encouragement and thanks to all players.

He knows that these people have tried their best not only to play tactics that they are not familiar with, but also to bear pressure from fans and the media.

But they withstood it!

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"Looking at Wenger like this, it's like his team defeated Liverpool... but, ironically, it was just a draw."

The narrator teased.

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Wenger didn't care what the narrators thought of him, because the tie proved that his approach was effective.

He wants to understand-whether Arsenal want to win the championship or get tickets to the Champions League, Liverpool is not the most important opponent, because they can't clean Liverpool, but it does not mean that no one else can clean them. He believes that the old man will not easily admit defeat, so he shouldn't have his own Arsenal to deal with Liverpool's vanguard, and there is more than one team that has an endless grudge against Liverpool.

What I have to do is simple, bypassing Liverpool and defeating other teams, they are much easier to deal with than Liverpool.

In the face of Liverpool, as long as it can be guaranteed to be unbeaten, it is a great victory, so that when the two sides compare the win-loss relationship, Arsenal will not be at a disadvantage. In this way, as long as Arsenal can ensure that they do not miss in other games, they have the hope of competing for the championship.

Wenger still has confidence in the strength of Arsenal. Arsenal once won the league championship with an undefeated record of one season. He believes that the team still possesses such ability.

This game gave him great confidence!

Of course, he was besieged by many reporters at the press conference after the game.

Everyone is asking him whether it's worth it to just score one point, and there is a lot of indignation in his tone and words-Arsenal, how can you be so self-willed to fall for an artistic football team! ?

But Wenger ignored the reporters' inquiries. He replied very calmly: "As a manager, facing such a Liverpool team, I think the result is more important than everything. Of course, Arsenal is still Arsenal, and Nothing will change. But, as I said before, facing Liverpool, I have to make some changes, even if only temporary. I am very happy that I succeeded."

And Martin O’Neal seemed helpless: "We didn’t win, of course this is not a good result. But the opponents behaved very stubbornly... To be honest, I’m as surprised as you guys, because I didn’t expect them to be in their own hands. At home...Uh, playing like this...I have to admit, we had a little luck today. The hero has two goal posts. Even if he only scores one goal, the situation will be completely different. But this is football..."

A reporter asked if O'Neal would worry that other teams would follow suit and block Liverpool like this on their home court.

O'Neill shook his head: "No, not at all. We just had a little luck today."

Just kidding, of course you have to be tough at this time, and you must let your opponents know-don't try to beat us on this! We at Liverpool are just having bad luck this time. Do you think you have the same luck as Arsenal in this game? !

If you don’t be tough, those grandchildren will learn the same way, and we will be bored by Liverpool in the future...

No one likes to fight a tough battle. Everyone likes that the two sides have opened up a posture to attack, you come and I, how lively, there are many goals, the fans also like to watch, the media is also rave reviews... Of course, Liverpool will definitely win in the end.

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